Toilet-soap-dispensing attachment for washstands.



G. A. SCHMIDT.

TOILET SOAP DISPENSING ATTACHMENT FOR WASHSTANDS.

APPLICATION TILED AUG, 15, 1908.

928,447. Patented June 1,1909

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 1, 1909.

Application filed August 15, 1908. Serial No. 448,687.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE A. SCHMIDT, a ('itizen'of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illi- 1101s, have invented a new and useful Imwhich extends a collar 14, the latter provement in Toilet-Soap-Dispensing Attachments for Washstands, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to that class of soa containers and dispensers lntended primal-i y for use on wash-stands.

The object of my invention is to provide a liquid-soap dispensing attachment for washstands in which the soap-container or receptacle is placed under the slab or top of the wash-stand, out of the way of the user, hid

den from view, and to providea dispensing nozzle extending above the slab but connected with the receptacle, of small proportions and ornamental'design, and to provide for locking the device in position on the washstand by the act of assembling the parts in operative condition.

Referring to the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a wash-stand with my improved container and dispenser in positibn thereon; Fig. 2 a section taken at the line 2 of Fig. 1, transversely of the container, and Fig. 3 a view in longitudinal section ihrough my device taken at the line 3 on in Fig. 1 is shown an ordinary wash-stand comprismg a bowl 4 and slab or top 5, the

latter being equipped as usual with faucets 6, and provided at one side with an opening 7 for the purpose hereinafter described. A container or receptacle 8, having lateral flanges 9 (F ig. 2), is removably held in place beneath the slab by the engagement of its flanges with parallel guides 10 which latter may be secured to the slab in any desired manner. Near the forward end of the con- ,tainer is a well 11 and a thimble or sleeve 12 forming a guide, in alinement therewith, depends from the top of the container to within close proximity to the mouth of the well, and is provided with a shoulder 13 above projecting slightly above the receptacle where it is externally threaded. A cap 15 adapted to ass through the opening 7 enga es the colar 14, with which it has a threa ed engagement, and carries a hollow plunger-stem 16 movably confined within the cap by ad'ustable collars 17. The inner diameter of 0th the well 11 and thimble 12 is the same and a perforated lunger-head 18 carried by the stem 16isa apted to here i rocated therein for the purpose hereinafter d escribec'l. Upon the outer end of the stem is secured a nozzle 19 having at its free end 'a pivoteddiaphra m 20 adapted to be swung on its pivot to sit er close or open the nozzle ;'and'a knob 21 is arranged on the nozzle over the stem for the purpose of manually actuating the plunger. For normally holding the plunger in a raised position, as indicated in the drawings, a spring 22 is provided which surrounds the stem-'16 and 1s confined between one of the -collars 17 and the shoulder 13.

The container is preferably of metal to withstand the rou'gh'treatment liable to be accorded it by careless attendants; and to provide-against any detrimental effect upon the soap therein, it is preferably coated upon its inner surface with Eenamel 23.

When it is desired to use soap from the container, the dia hragm 20 is swung to open the nozzle, w ereup'on pressure is exerted upon the knob 21 to force the plunger head into the well and the soa therein contained which is displaced by t e plunger 18 is forced into the tube and through the nozzle or spout. As the soap emerges from the nozzle it is caught in the hand of the operator to be used, and after the return of the plunger to its normal position under the action of the spring, which action causes the soap within the passage to the discharge end of the nozzle .to flow back into the well, the diaphragm is swung to close the opening in the nozzle. This closure prevents contamination of thesoap .by the impurities con tained in the atmosphere and prevents'the escape of the perfume of the soap. The surfaces of the plunger-stem and nozzle with which the soap contacts may be coated with enamel for the same reason that the container is so coated, but these parts are preferably made of hard rubber or vitreous material in which case such coating is unnecessary. The amount of soap discharged by eachoperation of the lunger may be regulated to a nicety by t e adjustment of the collars 17 upon the stem 16.

After the soap has become exhausted and it is desired to refill the container, the cap 15 is unscrewed and removed together with the plunger, when the case is free to be withdrawn for such purpose, and upon its removal, a vent-screw 24 is removed and the container filled by pouring the liquid soap receptacle in a backward direction whereupon the plunger is entered in the sleeve 12 and the cap 15 introduced into the hole 7 of the slab and screwed in place, thus locking the container in position against withdrawal. F

To revent undue waste of the soa it is desira le to limit the s eed at whic dispensing operations may e erformed. This may be done by adjusting ti? o 't adjusting the lower collar 17 to permit the plunger to barely rise out of the well, the

ow of soap into the well through the contracted openin presented may be rendered very slow. hen the parts are separated from each other and removed from the washstand they may be readily sterilized by immersing them in boiling water, or otherwise. 2 hat I claim as new and desire to secure l by Letters Patent is 1. The combination with a wash-stand having a top, of a liquid soap-container removably secured against the underside of. said top, a well in said container, a movable discharge tube extending through said top, adjustable means on the discharge tube to e lower collar 17 5 along the tube to regulate the size of the I 1pening through which the soap flows into e well when the plunger is raised. Thus by 923mm I regulate the length of the movement thereof, and a perforated plunger connected with said tube and movable into the well, as and for the purpose setforth.

, 2. The combination with a wash-stand having a top provided with an opening through it, of a liquid-soap container removably secured against the underside of said top and having a collar to register with said 0 ening, a cap detachably secured to the co ar and passing through said opening,

movable dlscharge tube extending through said ca and a perforated plunger carried by said tube and movable into the well, as and for the purpose set forth.

3. The combination with a wash-stand having a top provided with an opening through it, of guides on the underside of the to a liquid-soap container provided with a co lar and with lateral flanges engaging said 1 guides, a cap detachably secured to the collar and passlng through said opening, a well in said container, a movable discharge tube extending through said cap and a per forated plunger carried by said tube and I movable into the well, as and for the purpose set forth.

R. A. RAYMOND, J. G. ANDERSON.

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